Searching “contemporary female Nigerian poets” on Google, the names that pop up on Wikipedia include: Hafsat Abdulwaheed, Catherine Obianuju Acholonu, Yemi Adesanya, Toyin Adewale-Gabriel, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nana Asmaʼu, Ayo Ayoola-Amale, Edoheart,…Lola Shoneyin, Titilope Sonuga, Wana Udobang, Ijeoma Umebinyuo, and Jumoke Verissimo. All wholesome names with outstanding oeuvres, not enough, however are listed. This is what happens when we refuse to do the cataloging ourselves, when we refuse to archive. The world simply handpicks, skims the surface of our brilliance. Hence, the reason for this list—which also isn’t an exhaustive list. Please continually create other lists with new names!